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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Royal had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Royal had a population of 273 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.

  • Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
  • Flatville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sellers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sellers is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Fithian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Penfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mayview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gifford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Muncie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Armstrong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Oakwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Higginsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Thomasboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mira
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Deers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deers is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
  • Sidney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Fairmount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Missionfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Potomac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rantoul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leverett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Leverett is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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